Simone recorded the song in late 1957 for her debut album,
Little Girl Blue, released in February 1959. The track remained relatively obscure until
1987, when it was used in a UK television commercial for
Chanel No. 5 perfume. To follow up this exposure, the track was released as a single by
Charly Records, entering the
UK Singles Chart on and becoming, after a peak at number 5, one of Simone's biggest hits some 18 years after her previous chart entry. This single also made the top 10 in several European single charts and peaked at number one in the
Dutch Top 40. The Simone version of the song was featured on the soundtrack for the 1992 film ''
Peter's Friends, the 1994 film Shallow Grave, and the 1996 film Stealing Beauty''.
Music video In 1987 a
claymation music video was produced for "My Baby Just Cares for Me" by
Aardman Animations and directed by
Peter Lord. The video prominently features live action footage showing details of a piano, brushes on a
snare drum, and a
double bass as they play the song. The two focal characters are represented by a singing cat in a club and the cat who is in love with her.
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